More from Newsweek. Keeping with the visual theme, this interactive feature pictures faces of some of the world’s beauties morphing into one another, along a chronological timeline.
I found the most interesting part to be the “in-between” faces, which are a blend of two faces morphed into one. Here’s a picture from the feature of Naomi Campbell blended with Julia Roberts:
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Perhaps the most extensive cluster of beauty-related information in the media in a while comes from Newsweek magazine. They’ve just published a great feature — The Beauty Advantage — which is chock-full of intriguing articles, interactive features, and slide shows about beauty. The special is exactly what this blog is about: thinking critically about what beauty really is, how it affects us, what research can explain about it.
Because it is such an extensive feature, I will present each aspect of what Newsweek has published about beauty in separate posts so you can be sure you’ve seen and read it all.
I am a very visual person in how I learn, and in what I am intrigued by, and chances are, if you are reading this blog you might be, too. So, I’ll start with linking to their collection of 14 beauty advertisements from the past right up until today.
A Century of Outrageous Beauty Ads
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The likes of Aphrodite and Venus aren’t just coaxing me out of blogosphere non-existence, they are pushing me out into a rough sea of media articles and academic studies about beauty. I can barely keep my head above water in all that has emerged on beauty lately.
As easy on the eyes as you may think Paul Newman is in the photo below, which has lingered as my last post for far too long, it’s time to put pen to paper (and fingers to keys) and get on with it.
Stop. Sit. Blog.
Enjoy.
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“To work hard, as I’ve worked, to accomplish anything, and then have some yo-yo come up and say, ‘Take off those dark glasses and let’s have a look at those blue eyes’ is really discouraging.” - Paul Newman
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Did you know that the difference between yearly wages of tall and short men works out to about $1000 per inch?
There is an interesting documentary called “S&M: Short and Male” about the trials and tribulations of men who are height-challenged. If you’re a local reader the documentary is on tonight on CTV. You can read all about it here.
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I have to say that I was very surprised to read in this article about a study appearing this month in the British Medical Journal, which suggests women with thin thighs (less than 60cm in circumference at the widest point) may be at higher risk for heart disease and premature death.
The researchers theorize that this finding may have to do with either not having enough fat or, not having enough muscle, on the thighs.
But don’t panic if you fit into this higher risk category and start packing on the pounds in order to have fuller thighs. Focus on what health research proves to be effective time and time again — eat a healthy, balanced diet and exercise regularly.
You can read the full academic article here.
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This NYT video of stylish cyclists taking to the streets in Manhattan is happy, colourful, and fun. Not only will you look great riding on wheels in style, but it is an active, healthy way to get where you need to go.
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Lookism is discrimination towards people based on their appearance. People often allow what a person looks like to influence what they feel and believe about that person.
For example, based on the audience’s reaction to Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent it is evident that they were surprised by her good singing voice. This may have been, in part, because the audience did not expect her to sing well based on her appearance, even though appearance is not an indicator of vocal talent.
Lookism has important economic considerations, as academic studies have indicated employment and income discrimination based on looks.
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“Clothes are a social statement; make-up is closer to our secret hopes and fears.” — Kennedy Fraser
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